by Michael Parnell | Feb 2, 2018 | Opinion
The narrative of history provides many a story worthy of capture on film. It is a rare narrative moment that provides for two stories to be placed on the screen, but the events of May 8 to June 4 in 1940 have yielded two best-picture nominees. Christopher...
by Mitch Randall | Feb 1, 2018 | Opinion
Optics can speak more clearly and thunderously than words. Such was the case when President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address this week. The scene was familiar for those who have watched past presidents give the annual address to Congress. The...
by Mark Tidsworth | Feb 1, 2018 | Opinion
An intentional “clearing of the fields” is necessary in many congregations as part of the cultivation process that positions us for growth. When preparing fields for planting, farmers notice when rocks, roots or any other impediments are lurking in the...
by Phil Jump | Feb 1, 2018 | Opinion
If I told you that I had been to a multicultural church, I wonder what you might expect me to have encountered. At the very least, I guess, a congregation that comprises different races and nationalities, seeking in some way or other to express a common identity as...
by Guy Sayles | Jan 31, 2018 | Opinion
Do you think anybody ever really changes? When my wife, Anita, and I were in seminary, we served a small and loving congregation in southern Indiana. One of our next-door neighbors, a generous man in his late 50s and a faithful church member, was crustily cynical...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 30, 2018 | Opinion
By: Ginger Hughes The skies gloomy and gray, bestow a slow and steady rain this day. It’s comforting really. That sound, so soft, as the raindrops land gently on the ground. The leaves on the trees do a little dance as drops land and cascade down their green...
